Jaquet Droz: Nearly 300 Years Of Beautiful Horological History In One Place
What appeals to Elizabeth Doerr about Jaquet Droz is that within the Swatch Group's 190 separate companies (including 18 marques), the brand operates very much like an independent watchmaker and its...
View ArticleThe Ongoing Saga Of The ‘Superbia Humanitatis’, The World’s Most Complicated...
The 'Superbia Humanitatis' Louis-Elysée Piguet/Franck Muller/Paul Gerber super complication is one of the most legendary watches of our time. And what a story! And here it is in its entirety: from 1892...
View ArticleGerman Watch Museum Glashütte: The Historical School Building Celebrates Its...
Since opening to the public ten years ago, the German Watch Museum Glashütte has attracted approximately 365,000 visitors from a total of 114 countries. In this article Elizabeth Doerr takes us through...
View ArticleGerd-Rüdiger Lang’s 850-Piece Chronograph Collection: Likely The Most...
Many of you are likely to be asking yourselves, “Who is Gerd-Rüdiger Lang?” Understandable. If we told you he founded Chronoswiss in 1983, you might then say, “Ah, yes.” But did you know that Lang, who...
View ArticleBattles Of Breguet Part Two: Waterloo
Even when you are really good at your craft and universally recognized, you might unwittingly find yourself in the middle of a battle. This is what happened to Abraham-Louis Breguet in the early...
View ArticleA Horological Guide To London
London is one of the world’s metropolises that can very easily stand its ground against the others by doing what it does best: being profoundly British. There are plenty of sensational timepieces in...
View ArticleThe Intriguing Story Of Marie Antoinette And Her Legendary Breguet Pocket...
In 1783, just as the queen of France, Marie Antoinette, was sitting for a portrait, an officer of the queen’s guard visited Abraham-Louis Breguet’s workshop: Queen Marie Antoinette desired a pocket...
View ArticleThe World’s Biggest Man-Made Calendar: El Castillo At Chichén Itzá – Reprise
Contemplating the 30-meter-high ancient pyramid at Mayan archaeological site Chichén Itzá in the blazing Yucatán sunlight, Elizabeth Doerr was awestruck by the structure’s complexity. Not just because...
View ArticleHow The Native American Ancestral Puebloans Kept Track Of Time – Reprise
If you’ve been lucky enough to travel to the “four corners” area of the southwestern United States (where U.S. states Utah, Colorado, Arizona, and New Mexico “meet”), then you may have seen or even...
View ArticleQuartz: Past, Present, But No Future? – Reprise
Nothing can stir up the watch world these days quite as much the launch of a new Apple watch. For some it's a must-have gadget, for others it just isn't a real watch. But perhaps quartz watches face...
View ArticleElement Of Surprise: Omega Constellation And Seamaster Were Designed By René...
When writing 'Bridging Art and Mechanics: The Unabridged Story of the Corum Golden Bridge,' Elizabeth Doerr discovered much more about Corum’s artistic co-founder, René Bannwart, including the fact...
View Article50 Years Of Automatic Chronographs And The Recent Debuts From Zenith, TAG...
1969 marked the introduction of the world’s first self-winding chronographs. These were presented by Zenith with its El Primero, Seiko with the 5 Speedtimer, and an illustrious group consisting of...
View ArticleExceptional Movements In History: Zenith El Primero – Reprise
Loved the world over by collectors and watch brands alike, the Zenith El Primero has been keeping the world on time since 1969. And Rolex choosing to use the movement was high praise for Zenith indeed....
View ArticleHow LIP And Timex Became Involved In Two Of The 20th Century’s Most Vicious...
If you were to ask people about the first watch they received as a child, the majority would probably say it was a Timex. And although LIP was at one point the world’s seventh largest watch...
View ArticleAnnual Calendars Are Goldilocks Complications: Not Too Hot, Not Too Cold,...
When perpetual calendars are too complicated but a simple calendar just doesn't cut it anymore because nearly half the months have less than 31 days, it's five adjusts a year too many for some. But...
View ArticleOmega Constellation Manhattan: An Overlooked Masterpiece Of Design
As a fan of the classic 1950s and 1960s Omega Constellations, Colin Smith had always dismissed Omega’s 1982 reworking of its flagship model, known as the Constellation Manhattan, as something of an...
View ArticleTracing The History Of My Grandfathers’s Pocket Watch And Delving Into...
Last year, Colin Alexander Smith's mother showed him a silver pocket watch. All she could tell him about it was that it had belonged to his grandfather. The watch appeared to be older than his...
View ArticleA Horological Guide To London – Reprise
London is one of the world’s metropolises that can very easily stand its ground against the others by doing what it does best: being profoundly British. There are plenty of sensational timepieces in...
View ArticleHow, When, And Why Diamond-Set Watches For Men Were Commonly Accepted And The...
Post-war United States boasted unique market conditions that allowed for diamond-set men’s watches from a variety of brands to thrive. Martin Green takes us on a journey to discover how and why...
View ArticleLet Them Eat Cake: The Intriguing Story Of Marie Antoinette And Her Legendary...
In 1783, just as the queen of France, Marie Antoinette, was sitting for a portrait, an officer of the queen’s guard visited Abraham-Louis Breguet’s workshop: Queen Marie Antoinette desired a pocket...
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